The midland journal., 1887-11-11

structure that is to be occupied by
the Bird machine works at Colora
The addition will be 24x4O feet
three stories in height Mr. Zach
Gray will do the carpentry work
The machinery will then be put in
and operations commence. New
brass patterns are being made for
the castings.
Hambleton advertised his oysters
in the MIDLAND JOURNAL and the run
of custom it brought him is likely to
work him to death.
Mr.. A. P. Shockley will this year
again purchase 1900 turkies for II
Disston & Son, of Philadelphia. This
great saw manufacturing firm, as is
generally known, presents each one
of their married employees with a
turkey on Christmas. Mr.. Shockley
has already paid for the Messrs. Dis.
ston $40 $50 to persons in this coun
ty in this way. Last year alone he
distributed over So ,000.- Wing.
A meeting of tue Northern Convo.
cation of the Diocese of Easton will
be held in the church of the Good
Shepherd, Chesapeake City, begin
ming with Tuesday evening, Novem
Der 18th, and continuing until Thurs.
day evening, inclusive, The Right
Rev. DR. Adams. the new bishop of
the diocese. is expected, together
with the clergy of the different par
ishes belonging to the counties of
Cecil and Kent.
On Thursday night of last week
the residence of Rev. DR.. Bingham
of Oxford Pa. was burned. The
building is said to have been one of
the finest in Oxford Most of the
furniture was saved, but the building
was totally destroyed There was
insurance on the building in the
Southern Mutual of Lancaster Co.,
$4,000 and $675 on furniture; Ches-
ter Co. Mutual $500 on building.
Forty four members were admitted
on probation to the M. E. Church O f
Rising Sun, Rev. l. Jewell pastor, on
Sunday morning last as the fruits of
the protracted meeting and revival,
this fall. The meetings are st. in
progress. These meetings are pro.
longed little too far into the night
for good health and good all round.
"a hint to the wise'' etc.
Do not forget the library lamps to
be found at E. R. Buffington's.
Senator Arthur P. Gormon has
been appointed one of the State di.
rectors in the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road Company to succeed Mr. Rich.
ard Hynson, of Kent county. who
has resigned. Mr.. Hynson sent his
resignation to the State boarl Of
public works, Gov. Lloyd. Comp.
troller Turner and Treasurer Arch .
er and they at once appointed Sen
altar German to fill the vacancy.
The largest and best oysters for
the least money at Kimbell's.
Ross Swisher died of consumption
at his home near Rowlandville, and
was buried at West Nottingham
Presbyterian burying ground on
on Monday last.
Mrs. Nickle, wife of William Nick,
lie OF the Sth district, departed this
life on Saturday night. Her re.
mains were inferred at West Not.
tlngham Presbyterian burying ground
on Wednesday.
Thomas Drennen has been elected
bv the directors OF the Mutual Fire
insurance Company of Cecil County
secretary and treasurer of that com
pany to fill the vacancy caused by
tue death of the late Francis A. Ellis
MIR. Drennen is only the second per-
son to fill the position during the Al
years of the company's existence
Mr.. Drennen will employ Harry D.
Hurn as assistant. The salary OF
the Office is $500 a year, out of which
the assistant will receive $500.
There are fifteen patients in the
new Asylum for the insane of this
: county, ten male and FIVE females
The committee of the State Board of
lunacy which visited the asylum re-
Gently, were very favorably impress
ed with the building and its ap.
polntments, and suggested the ad.
visibility of making arrangement Is
for maintaining limited number of
private patients, thereby reducing
the expense to the county.
Smyrna rugs away below the reg.
ular prices at f. r. Bufington's.
A great pressure was brought to
Bear on the Governor to pardon or
commute the sentence. One batch
} OF petitions for executive inte-fer-
!, ence was said to contain | | miles of
names. The petitions were present